guys.. anyway i guess eventually my above situation will be a potential scenario for any newbies taking night portrait without a tripod.
thanks again for those who commented. ur help/tips greatly appreciated.
not tt i do not trust D90's ISO but sometimes they work sometime they just destroyed the image.
but as advises from Scott Kelby/Joe Mcnally, noisy pics are still better than blurry shots.
more practices on flash ev..
Bro, D90 to me at 1600 still usable.. though thats the extreme in certain situations where shadows prevails over highlights...
But ulitmately it really boils down to how to use flash approriately at night.. for me i will normally place the flash 90 degrees with diffuser (demp flip it - those with the bouce card kind), never straight on.. If direct with external flashgun, even with diffuser, the effect is still undesirable..
Slow sync and shutter drag shall do the trick and fev compensate accordingly.. U shd get fairly acceptable results (or even better)
HTH